The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-02
JULY ?, 1887.
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The farmers had very pleasant
weather the past week for harvest.
Where is the street sprinkler. 1t IS
dry and dusty enough to have it out.
Mrs. w. p. Justice, of Bridgeport,
has a flock of two hundred turkeys.
Miss Maggie Pitman. of Camden, is
visiting Francis P. Walkers at the
Cove.
Caterpillars are thick in this vacini-
ty. We have known them to kill two
OF three trees.
Joseph J. Summerill has returned
from Elkton, Md, and will be i'll his
office during the summer.
Mr.. Albert Constable, Jr., of Elkton
Md, is visiting at the Cove, being the
guest of Jos. ]. Summerill.
July 9th is G. A. r. day at Allan
tic City. Acton Post of PennsgrOve
will make All excursion then.
Emmanuel NJ. E. Sunday School will
make an excursion to the Brandywine
the third OF fourth week in July.
The special train to Philadelphia
will leave Pennsgroye next Monday
night at 9.05 and Philadelphia at ll.3U.
Call at Mrs. Bilderback's tonight for
vanilla, strawberry, chocolate and
pine apple cream, and orange water ice.
P~enusgrove has six ice cream saloons
since John Wilson open one at Union
Corner recently. He reports business
good.
Pennsgrove is daily visited by exeur-
sionist. The ReyboId brings down "A
number every afternoon who return on
the Clyde.
Miss Mamie Sparks, daughter of
Thomas p. Sparks, OF Menlo, Iowa,
formerly of Pemsgrove, is visiting re-
aatiyes in this vicinity.
Save your health and money by buy
ing a gasoline stove and preserving
Kettles to do your canning through the
hot summer days at John Z. Reeds,
harmony st.
The first Presbyterian Sunday School
of Salem Will make ali excursion to the
Brandywiue next Thursday on the key-
bold connecting with the Mccall at
iPennsgrOge.
A change of time table went INTO
effect on tile Delaware River railroad
last Saturday. See the time of trains
leaving and arriving at Pennsgroye at
the head of this column.
John Fawcett, formerly of Penns-
grove. employed III Smith x Stepler's
carriage factory at Salem is suffering
from a wound cause by a piece oflron
running in his foot.
The first ripe Jersey tomato we nave
seen was picked Oh June 22nd by Will
lam Somers at Church Landing.
Truckers in the neighborhood of Penns-
grove had a few ripe this week.
The steamer S. A, Mccall will make
1wokaniIy excursions to connect with
the steamer Republic during the sea
sun. lOa.e will he in July, the other in
August. Dates will be announced soon,
Rock fish, five and ak inches long,
are very thick under the Pennsgroye
wharf some days. Hundreds of them
are caught by boys with hooks aud lines
trailed with only a piece Of cotton for
bait.
The Broadway NJ. f. Sunday school,
of Salem, had their annual excursion IN
French's grove on Thursday. The
First NJ. E. Sunday school, OF Salem,
will make an excursion to Pennsgrovt
. on July 18th.
Host French has four Italianst to fnr'
nish the music in the rink this summel
The harmonic notes from a picillo, two
yiolins. and harp is much llcer for the
purpose than the brass band he has had
during previous seasons.
VIM. Diver who purchased the FL
kiutOn property at Union Corner vii
remove the double house to n side
and erect a large store IN the corner
within a year. He will also keep furni'
ture, and carpets for sale in his new
quarters.
Mrs. Title Smith has had IN bloom
the past week a very rare and hand.
some lily known Is the Golden BanC
Lily. 1t consisted of six petals of q
light color the center of which We're ot
a golden hue and the inside contained
brown biotehes. 1t measured 81 iuche,
in diameter.
The ice last spring carried away the
buoy at the mouth of Salem creek ant
DO tmen are now without any guide II
crossing the flats to enter the Creek
The buoy was lighted with compressed
gas aud burned ninety days. One il
needed there now.
Rev. Thomas w. Cattell died OF
Wednesday evening at the Lincoln
University, at Oxford, near Chester
where he had held a professorship fo.
seyeral years. He was "a years of ag,
and was "A brother of Hon. A. G.. Cat
tell and Professor William &. Cattell
formerly President of Lafayette Col
lege He leaves "A widow and six chi
dren. The Cattells ale known in thi'
county, having been raised at Salem.